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The Best Pimento Cheese

Oct18

I need to start with a confession…I actually don’t like pimento cheese. Or more specifically, I don’t like pimentos. (I love and adore cheese.) But pimento cheese is the Southern husband’s all time favorite way to eat cheese, and my mama knows it. So she regularly whips up a batch of her pimento cheese, which the Southern husband always says is the best pimento cheese in the world. And knowing how much pimento cheese he has put away over the years, this is high praise.

So if you are a pimento cheese lover (or if you know someone who is), I have a super easy recipe for you, courtesy of my mama. Let’s make it!

Tomato Bacon Welsh Rarebit

Sep13

I really did want to title this post “Welsh Rabbit,” since that is the name that this recipe often goes by, but I was afraid you would think I had gone and cooked up some small woodland creatures. But don’t worry, no bunnies were harmed in the making of this old-fashioned country dish.

In its most basic form, it is a slice of bread doused in melted cheese…but you know I can’t leave well enough alone, and so my version includes a thick slice of tomato, some beer and Worcestershire sauce stirred into the melted cheese (Vermont cheddar of course), some chopped parsley. And bacon. Because I think I have firmly established that every recipe is better with bacon. Right? Right! Let’s make it!

Farmer’s Market Omelet

Aug5

I named this particular omelet recipe the farmer’s market omelet because it uses three of my very favorite kinds of local summer produce: sweet corn, cheery cherry tomatoes, and aromatic basil. The omelet itself is filled with creamy cheddar cheese, and the savory cheese mixed with the sweet veggies…well, let’s just say that when you find yourself at your local farmer’s market, please think farmer’s market omelet. Let’s make it!

Gnocchi Macaroni and Cheese

Feb15

Okay, the recipe for gnocchi macaroni and cheese comes with a saga, and for once it does not involve me. Nope, it involves my sweet little sister, and it has a happy ending, but just let me say that if there was ever a saga that was calling out for Extreme Comfort Food it’s this one. And this gnocchi macaroni and cheese is comfort food to the MAX. Soft pillows of gnocchi nestled in cheddar cheese, and preferably served up in your very favorite bowl. Ready to both hear more about the saga and the gnocchi? Let’s make it!

Crustless Bacon Cheddar Quiche

Jan7

You know what I love about quiche? The fluffy flavorful eggs, and (in my favorite variety) the melty cheese and the delectable bites of bacon. You know what I don’t care that much about? The crust. Call me crazy, but for me the crust just gets in the way of all that eggy, cheesy, bacon-y deliciousness, and I would much rather spend my calories on, say, a lovely naughty glass of red wine on the side. Which is one of the reasons that I am head over heels for this crustless bacon cheddar quiche! Ready for some super easy, super scrumptious, not a crust in sight quiche? Let’s make it!

Shepherd’s Pie Quesadillas

Mar16

I know, my Irish mother is probably reading this post right now, the day before The Day (as we refer to St. Patrick’s Day in my house) and wondering where on earth she went wrong…but I promise that if you look around a little on this website and many others you can absolutely find recipes for Irish brown bread and scones and many other delicacies from the land of my ancestors. But I’m guessing this is the only place you are going to find the delicious travesty that is shepherd’s pie quesadillas. Crisp tortillas stuffed with a mixture of tender beef and carrots, mashed potatoes, and a little bit of cheddar cheese. Irish cheddar cheese, please…we need to be authentic. Let’s make it!

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